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Stealing Innocence There are many who read the story of "Leda and the Swan" who feel utter contempt for the god and his lust, and well that they should. The story of Leda seems to ring true in even these modern times as we watch shows like "Law and Order: SVU" or hear of innocent women being attacked in the most perverted manner. In its various versions by Yeats the story of "Leda and the Swan" gets progressively less flowery with its imagery and more clear cut in its descriptions of Leda's stolen innocence. Later another author would add her perspective to what truly happened to Leda on that fateful day. And as the story changed from one version to another it becomes easier to see the dreadful act committed by the god. The story of "Leda and the Swan" was set down thousands of years ago by Greek writers attempting to...

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